Goleft | Window Shopper |
11/30/2012 - 2:45 am

It is true that small businesses cant usually afford Seo companies, and if
you do, make sure that you get what you really want.

You want a website that you can administer yourself (put content up and
images).

You want your site to rank for a given keyword, but know how to independently
check user volumes for the keywords they suggest, and make sure you know how
to check the rank for those words in your google webmaster tools account, not
just on the search engine rank.

What are they going to promise you and deliver to you? If you pay for back
links are they making these permanent or renting them to you, and the moment
you leave your site plummets into no rank?

YOu have to get up to speed a little before you even think of seleting
anyone. Just what I have learned along the way.

WebDevelopmentGroup | Window Shopper |
11/24/2012 - 1:07 am

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ebanner | Window Shopper |
11/21/2012 - 12:44 pm

I seem to be a little late to this discussion, but if you or anyone else is
looking to work with an online marketing company, I first and foremost
suggest making sure that your needs are compatible with their services. This
means if it's a huge company with a large number of big-time clients, while
you are a smaller start-up company, your budget will likely not fit their
needs. It is also important to find a balance between what you want for your
website and what the online marketer you're working with thinks your website
needs. In other words, know what parts of your website are really important
to you, because there will be times when you need yield to your online
marketing strategist if they're recommending a change to your website.
Otherwise, you're limiting their influence and not allowing them to do what
you're paying them for.

On the other hand, make sure you pick a company that is dedicated to
white-hat tactics for online marketing. Some marketers (especially in the
realm of SEO it seems) will do anything in their power to get an advantage,
but it's detrimental to the internet as a whole to have spammy pages that
aren't geared toward great user experience. In addition to this, each Google
search algorithm update continues to eliminate the effectiveness of spam and
even penalize sites that don't follow their guidelines meant to cultivate a
good user experience. This is a facet I have been impressed with at my
current company Apogee Results (http://www.apogeeresults.com/). The people
here understand that spammy tactics aren't exactly ethical, and in the long
run aren't beneficial. Most online marketing strategies are a supplement to
good content. Without good content, you have nothing. With good content, you
have something worthwhile for a user. With good content and online marketing,
you probably have a successful business.

And Slenner is correct. It is extremely important that who you're working
with understands your business and your goals for your business. This is
probably what separates a good online marketing company from a great one. A
marketer can understand all the best practices and strategies, but if they
don't understand your goals, they're not fully optimizing your website.

One last thing to keep in mind is that search algorithms and the internet in
general are always changing. What you may have been told is a good strategy a
year ago, may not be at all relevant today. Because of this, you have to put
a fair amount of trust in who you're working with to be up on the latest
changes.

Slenner | Window Shopper |
7/26/2011 - 9:45 pm

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